I choose peace!

This morning I just woke up and decided I was going to be in a bad mood!

Isn't it funny that we have a choice as to our mood and attitude, and yet that's when our flesh kicks in and we just go with whatever it feels.

Does anyone else ever feel like this at times?

So I was then getting ready and then all of a sudden I just heard "choose peace".

In the midst of my confusion, anxiety, and fear...

I choose peace.

When I feel so uncertain about my future...

I choose peace.

When I feel lonely at times in my singleness...

I choose peace.

When I worry about finances and feel like I'll never get ahead...

I choose peace.

When I feel like school is a never-ending journey I'm on and there will never be the light at the end of the tunnel...

I choose peace.

When I feel overwhelmed by all the change going on in my life right now...

I choose peace.

When I wrestle with discontentment with the job I'm currently in and ready to move on...

I choose peace.

When people don't always treat me right and I want to put up my defenses...

I choose peace.

When I feel so far from God and his word...

I choose peace. (Because I know he is never far from me)

When I feel disconnected from church...

I choose peace. (Because I know he will draw me back to a place where I belong)

and etc., etc., etc....

Do you see the pattern here? I choose. It's a choice I have to make. And if you're feeling this way today or at any other time, it's a choice you have to make as well.

And I hope you'll choose peace!